Stacy Hollowell has coached men’s basketball in close to 30 countries, but the opportunity to return to coach less than 30 miles away from his hometown is the fulfillment of his childhood dreams. Vice President of Athletics and Recreation Tim Duncan announced Stacy Hollowell as the 13th head coach of the University of New Orleans
DAILY DIRT – 4/25/24
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Earlier today, I mentioned that Coe College head coach Bryan Martin had resigned and would take an unnamed D1 assistant job. It now sounds like he will be headed to USC Upstate where he will join new head coach Marty Richter’s staff. Martin, who went 166-134 (.553) during his tenure at Coe, has
OFFICIAL: Peters named Head Basketball Coach at NAIA Taylor University
I mentioned Austin Peters as a finalist at NAIA Taylor University back on 4/22 in the DAILY DIRT. His hiring has now been made official. Here’s the release from TU announcing the move: Taylor University Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Kyle Gould, announced on Wednesday that Austin Peters had been hired as the new head coach
Kooima, Stackpool added as Assistant Basketball Coaches at Augustana (SD)
Augustana men’s basketball head coach Cody Schilling has announced the hiring of Colton Kooima and Cade Stackpool as the team’s assistant coaches. Kooima comes to Augustana from his alma mater of Northwestern College (IA) where he helped lead the Red Raiders to a 66-29 record with three NAIA National Tournament appearances in his three seasons. He helped lead
Michaels named DBO at West Virginia
West Virginia University men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries has named Trent Michaels, a two-time WVU graduate, as director of men’s basketball operations for the Mountaineers. It will be Michaels’ second consecutive season in the role, and his third season on the Mountaineer men’s basketball staff. He served as the operations coordinator during the 2022-23 season. In his
Stetson extends Donnie Jones through 2030
Stetson University Director of Athletics Jeff Altier has announced the extension of Men’s Basketball Head Coach Donnie Jones through the 2030 season. “While my tenure as Athletic Director is coming to an end, I am thrilled to be able to put Stetson Basketball in a great position for the future by extending Donnie Jones‘s contract to the end of
Tiffin promotes Balentine to Head Basketball Coach
Desmond Balentine has been named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Tiffin University. Balentine recently completed his second season with the Tiffin program in 2023-24 as the Associate Head Coach. Balentine started his coaching career at his alma mater Incarnate Word as a Graduate Assistant. In addition to his assistant coaching responsibilities, Balentine would take on duties of
D3 DIRT: Martin resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Coe, will become D1 Assistant
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Bryan Martin has resigned after 12-seasons as the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Coe College, and will become an assistant at an unnamed D1 school (working on that one now). No official announcement from Coe yet, but Martin posted the following: Martin, who went 166-134 (.553) during his tenure at
INTERIM TAG REMOVED: Wichser named Head Basketball Coach at Wisconsin Whitewater
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Athletic Department has announced the hire of Jarod Wichser as the next head coach of the Warhawk men’s basketball team. Wichser served as the interim coach last season. A press conference is scheduled for Monday, April 29 in Williams Center Room 183BC beginning at 3:45 p.m. “I would like to thank Chancellor King, Athletic Director
D2 DIRT: Northwood intends to hire current D2 Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have now heard from multiple sources that D2 Northwood University (MI) intends to hire D2 Tiffin University head coach Tom Church to take over their men’s basketball program. Church officially resigned from Tiffin earlier today. Church has spent the past six seasons at Tiffin, and has also served as the
Idaho State adds Reese as Assistant Basketball Coach
Akil Reese has been named as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Idaho State. No official statement by the school, but this was released on social media: The Los Angeles native played at both Western Oregon, Fullerton College, and Cal State Monterey Bay. He most recently served as an assistant coach at Clovis North (CA)
Schoemann hired Special Assistant to the Head Coach at Rice
Rice Men’s Basketball Coach Rob Lanier has named Jack Schoemann as Special Assistant to the Head Coach. Schoemann spent last year in the same role at SMU. He joined the Mustangs after serving as a graduate assistant at Cal State Bakersfield in 2022-23, where he played for the Roadrunners from 2019-22. As a graduate assistant,